Xiaomi launches Redmi 1S India sales with 40K units

Xiaomi is set to unleash the Redmi 1S on September 2 in India. The company is continuing its partnership with online retailer Flipkart and now we learn that there will be 40,000 units available from the first day.

The Redmi 1S will set users back INR 5,999 which translates to about $100. Xiaomi claims that some 100,000 users have already signed up through the registration form. Pre-orders for the Redmi 1S will open up midnight on September 1.

The Xiaomi Redmi 1S has a 4.7" 720p display, Snapdragon 400 with four 1.6GHz Cortex-A7 cores, Adreno 305 and 1GB of RAM, 8MP camera on the back and a 2,000mAh battery on the inside. The OS of choice is MIUI on top of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.